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they asked nato allies to meet for a late night session. for 18 hours after the initial shell was fired near a border crossing used by the opposition, they fired guided artillery back across the border at syrian targets. >> from our perspective, the response that turkey made was appropriate. >> strong words, but little action followed. the obama administration attempted solidarity, but made clear it had no intention of intervening, even though the nato charter says an attack on one is an attack on all. >> turkey is a core ally of the united states and this sort of cross border military activity is very destabilizing and must be stopped. >> we are outraged by the syrian government's actions along the turk irk border. we stand with our turkish allies. >> the leadership realized its miscalculation and offered an apology. >> deepest condolences of the government of syria were presented. >> the turks took the issue to the u.n. security council where russia has consistently blocked any kind of action against the syrian regime. >> neither nato nor
they asked nato allies to meet for a late night session. for 18 hours after the initial shell was fired near a border crossing used by the opposition, they fired guided artillery back across the border at syrian targets. >> from our perspective, the response that turkey made was appropriate. >> strong words, but little action followed. the obama administration attempted solidarity, but made clear it had no intention of intervening, even though the nato charter says an attack on one...
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now panetta said karzai should focus on what nato troops have done in sacrifice for helping his country. >> it would be helpful if the president would express his thanks for the sacrifices that were made by those who fought and died for afghanistan rather than critize . >> panetta offering up his thoughts in a trip to peru. he will head to brussels for the talks on the road ahead in afghanistan and continuing troop withdrawals. >>> and attackings by members of the afghan forces against the nato troops is raising concerns it has strained relations and serious lease undermined nato trust in afghan partners. oliver north is joiningugs near kabul, afghanian where he is embedded with special opposition forces. the insider attacks. >> these are young americans. >>> and killed more than 50 ally troops including 30 americans. what impact is that having on the front line there? >> uma, they continue to fight. and what we have seen in the ground and we have that for you here is a different story than what we are getting back from the main stream media. today we tramped to a remote outpostwhere th
now panetta said karzai should focus on what nato troops have done in sacrifice for helping his country. >> it would be helpful if the president would express his thanks for the sacrifices that were made by those who fought and died for afghanistan rather than critize . >> panetta offering up his thoughts in a trip to peru. he will head to brussels for the talks on the road ahead in afghanistan and continuing troop withdrawals. >>> and attackings by members of the afghan...
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turkey, a member of the nato alines, now the nato leaders have come together. what came of that meeting? this was in a very unusual late night meeting called an emergency session in brussels among nato ambassadors. we understand that turkey has now asked the u.n. security council to take, quote, necessary actions against syria to stop these kind of attacks. it's interesting that that alliance meeting was called under article 4 of the nato charter as you know an attack by one is an attack by all under article 5 of that charter. it's significant that turkey has not yet invoked article 5. but, again, syria crossed the line with this mortar attack into turkish civilian areas. just as they did when they shot down a turkish fighter jet in international waters earlier this year. >> we are outraged that the syrians have been shooting across the border. we are very we getful about the loss of life that has occurred on the turkish side. we are working with our turkish friends. i will be speaking with the foreign minister later to discussion what the best way forward woul
turkey, a member of the nato alines, now the nato leaders have come together. what came of that meeting? this was in a very unusual late night meeting called an emergency session in brussels among nato ambassadors. we understand that turkey has now asked the u.n. security council to take, quote, necessary actions against syria to stop these kind of attacks. it's interesting that that alliance meeting was called under article 4 of the nato charter as you know an attack by one is an attack by all...
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i understand you are a special nato operation base near cabul. >> we are indeed. i am so glad to hear you put it the way you did. not all so-called green on blue atax are perpetrated by the afghan security forces. in many cases they are conducted by people wearing unithat they don't deserve to have. we have been embodied with a half cosen or betterus traito and afghan units that are deal the threat. this is what we have heard the last several days. today we traveled to a remote outpost. i asked the leader about the affects of the incident. >> the after math of these events. have they come and said they are sorry about what happened? >> yes, sir, we are part of the village and our loss is kind of their loss and they felt it just as much as we did. we fight side by side. i picked them up when they were done and they picked us up when they were done. >> this little town in the province is one of the bloodiest places on the plan yet today protected by oafgan local police and special forces and marine operators . these are remarkable young americans, harris, we ought t
i understand you are a special nato operation base near cabul. >> we are indeed. i am so glad to hear you put it the way you did. not all so-called green on blue atax are perpetrated by the afghan security forces. in many cases they are conducted by people wearing unithat they don't deserve to have. we have been embodied with a half cosen or betterus traito and afghan units that are deal the threat. this is what we have heard the last several days. today we traveled to a remote outpost. i...
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but, the fact is most of the casualties inflicted are not on nato and u.s. forces, it is on the afghans themselves. we've been to several bases where a small number of special operators are out training the afghan local police, and, security personnel, and here's just some of what we have seen the last several days. today we traveled to a remote out post, three marines were killed in a recent green on blue attack and i asked the element leader about the effects of the incident. >> in the aftermath of some of these other events, have any of them ever come to you and said, we are sorry about what happened? >> yes, sir. i -- we've become one of the village and one of the populous and they felt is just as much as we did and we fight side by side and i pick these guys when they are down and they picked us up when we are down, so. >> reporter: this little town, in the sangan district of helmand province was once one of the bloodiest places on the planet and today is protected by local police an afghan special forces and a handful of u.s. marine special operators.
but, the fact is most of the casualties inflicted are not on nato and u.s. forces, it is on the afghans themselves. we've been to several bases where a small number of special operators are out training the afghan local police, and, security personnel, and here's just some of what we have seen the last several days. today we traveled to a remote out post, three marines were killed in a recent green on blue attack and i asked the element leader about the effects of the incident. >> in the...
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today the prime minister issued a stark warny to syria raising fears in nato that the next time may be different. more turkish troops were moved to the border today. the state department appears to be backing the turks. >> we believe that the turkish parliaments truth strengthened deterrence and sends a strong message to the syrian government. make no ms. stake this was syrian shells that initiated this whole incident the syrians apologized for ther rent shell this week but then filed a shell again today. >> harris: that's the two countries that border each other. what about the opposition inside syria the people that want the government out has had unexpected gains in the past 24 hours. >> well, in fact, not far from damascus to the east of damascus the rebel opposition took over a base that looks like it's home of many of the antiaircraft missiles that the syrian regime have been using. they took over that base. they were celebrating on top of those antiaircraft missiles. the question now, harris, is whether they know how to use them. jennifer griffin, thank you very much. abu hamza
today the prime minister issued a stark warny to syria raising fears in nato that the next time may be different. more turkish troops were moved to the border today. the state department appears to be backing the turks. >> we believe that the turkish parliaments truth strengthened deterrence and sends a strong message to the syrian government. make no ms. stake this was syrian shells that initiated this whole incident the syrians apologized for ther rent shell this week but then filed a...
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. >> gregg: we're getting a reaction to the surge of deadly attacks on nato troops by afghan soldiers in recent months, known as gray on blue attacks. senior military analyst oliver north is imbeddeded with u.s. special operation forces in afghanistan and, lieutenant colonel north is streaming live from just outside of kabul. colonel? >> reporter: gregg, there is a remarkable number of young americans, out here, who are in harm's way, they have taken on the mission of helping the afghans begin to defend themselves, knowing there is a deadline and that deadline was set by the commander-in-chief, that you a us combat force are going to be out of this country, by 2014. that has many people concerned and some think it is one of the reasons why the green on blue attacks have increased. here is just some of what we have been seeing on this trip. today we traveled to remote out post where three marines were killed on a green on blue attack, and, we asked effect of the incident. >> in the aftermath of the events, has anyone come and said, we are sorry about what happened? >> sir, we have beco
. >> gregg: we're getting a reaction to the surge of deadly attacks on nato troops by afghan soldiers in recent months, known as gray on blue attacks. senior military analyst oliver north is imbeddeded with u.s. special operation forces in afghanistan and, lieutenant colonel north is streaming live from just outside of kabul. colonel? >> reporter: gregg, there is a remarkable number of young americans, out here, who are in harm's way, they have taken on the mission of helping the...
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so what is the mission now for nato? >> well, there is a good argument, the taliban said that hey, the americans are trying to wait out their position, we're trying to wait it out until they leave in 2014. i think that is essentially what is happening, and after the election process, hopefully sanity will return, there is no stomach for this in europe, so i think the allies will pull out in great haste. so one would anticipate the funding would evaporate also, the question is, will they see the neighbors surge by stopping the war in afghanistan? and so much it doesn't look good. >> "the washington post," they looked at informal looks at establishing a bare bones type of framework to end the war. the u.s. demands are no al-qaeda in afghanistan, no taliban oppressive policies towards women. i think it sounds like a lot. >> well, they are one of the best informed people on this issue, as i read. it is hard to imagine why the taliban would negotiate and give up something when they're not militarily losing. essentially, diplo
so what is the mission now for nato? >> well, there is a good argument, the taliban said that hey, the americans are trying to wait out their position, we're trying to wait it out until they leave in 2014. i think that is essentially what is happening, and after the election process, hopefully sanity will return, there is no stomach for this in europe, so i think the allies will pull out in great haste. so one would anticipate the funding would evaporate also, the question is, will they...
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nato calling an emergency meeting as tensions between syria and turkey boil over. turkish troops are pounding targets inside syria, reportedly killing soldiers, in retaliation for an take on a board you are town which killed five civilians. there are mounting concerns that syria's civil war, is, if nothing else, is spilling over its borders. >>> gas prices could soon hit $5 per gallon for millions of american drivers. a refinery fire near san francisco and pipeline issues have tightened supplies in california. as a result, prices could rise some 30 cents in the next week alone. but right now, it duds look as though only drivers in california will be so affected. >>> and there was a fire last night at the largest refinery in the country. the exxon-mobile plant in baytown, texas. you see some images here. it took crews almost four hours to put this fire out. the fire was at a diesel processing unit. no other production was affected. >>> and slightly encouraging news for the millions of americans looking for a job today. private companies hired 162,000 workers last mo
nato calling an emergency meeting as tensions between syria and turkey boil over. turkish troops are pounding targets inside syria, reportedly killing soldiers, in retaliation for an take on a board you are town which killed five civilians. there are mounting concerns that syria's civil war, is, if nothing else, is spilling over its borders. >>> gas prices could soon hit $5 per gallon for millions of american drivers. a refinery fire near san francisco and pipeline issues have...
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nato's secretary general says there's a possibility that western forces could be withdrawn from afghanistan more quickly than previously planned. he suggested the deadly spike of insider attacks has hit the morale of former troops serving in the war zone. and today's front page of the "new york times" claims the u.s. is abandoning its hopes for a peace deal with the taliban. the "times" reports american officials are essentially giving up on what was once a critical component of their strategy in afghanistan. they're opting for a far less ambitious plan that would have the afghans work out a deal among themselves once u.s. combat troops withdraw by the end of 2014. richard engel has been covering the conflict for nearly 11 years and filed this report from the afghan capital. >> reporter: this woman is about to die. executed for adultery. the man she was with got off scot-free, the taliban recently filmed this video of their justice as a warning and to say they're making a comeback. some 30 miles away in the village, we saw few signs of what the u.s. would consider progress in afghanistan an
nato's secretary general says there's a possibility that western forces could be withdrawn from afghanistan more quickly than previously planned. he suggested the deadly spike of insider attacks has hit the morale of former troops serving in the war zone. and today's front page of the "new york times" claims the u.s. is abandoning its hopes for a peace deal with the taliban. the "times" reports american officials are essentially giving up on what was once a critical...